This Is What A ‘$150,000’ Drone Footage Looks LikeIt can carry a 12 kg camera with great stability and control, making it the best drone for film-making
This is no ordinary drone, its payload is the Phantom 4K Flex, one of the best high-speed video camera around. The digital camera can take upto 1000 frames per second at 4K resolution and can cost upwards of $75,000. It’s no light weight, and can go up from 12 kg just with camera and lenses. Other gear add on to the weight.
To fly them around, the drone needs to be able to lift the weight, be stable and extremely maneuverable. So Brain Farm Cinema, the production company who was looking to build this combo needed to find one such drone which is the Aerigon drone from Intuitive Aerial founded in Sweden.
The base model of the drone costs about $50,000 and is designed for professional cinema shooting. The drone weighing 11 kg and is made of carbon fiber structure. The drone can be packaged into a small container as it has detachable arms. The electronics and cabling are well shielded to make the entire system robust and able to handle rough weather. There are 12 brushless motors used to give maximum lift of upto 15 kg in standard configuration. The maximum flight range is upto 900 meters. And there is adequate power from 3 batteries giving 16000 mAh, causing heartburn in smart phone users. Even at this power, the battery can last for only about 15 minutes of flight and takes about an hour to recharge. So additional battery packs are a necessity for sustained shooting.
The important thing now is to control the drone and also the camera at the same time. This takes a bit more of expertise and there are different options available for this. To mount the camera and control its orientation, there is the IAG3 Gimbal which has advanced stabilization and 360 motion controls. The price for this unit is about $18,000. The drone can be combined with a sophisticated controller, the Dominion which has joystick for drone and camera control. The camera focus and other details are controllable through programmable switches on the controller body which is machined Aluminium body, ergonomic and water repellant.
All together this is an amazing package though the base price for assembling such a unit would be upwards of $150,000.
The Aerigon Drone can carry a payload upwards of 12 kilograms and still provide high levels of stability and control to the user.
The Phantom 4K Flex is a high speed video camera that captures images at 1000 frames per second at 4K resolutions. Making this drone a dream for film-makers and photographers.
Altogether it costs a little over $150,000, making it the most expensive drone in the world. It may not be for hobbyists or amateurs, but for professional filmmakers this is a handy tool!
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Santa is not even gonna be able to come through for me on that one...
I'm also impressed that that thing didn't seem to get any mud on it, which I doubt...and if so, that must have been good for it and a royal pain to clean too.
Genghis9 Posted at 2017-10-26 11:39
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Santa is not even gonna be able to come through for me on that one...
I'm also impressed that that thing didn't seem to get any mud on it, which I doubt...and if so, that must have been good for it and a royal pain to clean too.
Santa? Ol' St.Nick... Haha or HOHOHO. ;-)
You need to ask the wife, real nice.
Dear Mrs.Santa Claus, may I please have an Aerigon for being a good boy. Ha
All the downward prop wash, probably keeps it pristine...
Do you want to add a second larger wing to your wonderful aerodrome and more aircraft to you fleet?
If you sell all of your DJI equipment, and the guest house... Haha
Ken, how do you like that big bad drone? Enough horsepower for you? Wicked grin..
Power
3xLithium-Ion Polymer 22.2 V (nominal) 10000 mAh rechargeable batteries or 3x 16000 mAH 22.2 V
Operational ceiling
18.000ft / 5.500m*
* Performance charts available. I would hope so, with this class of equipment.
RedHotPoker Posted at 2017-10-27 11:33
No, yes.
I am semi retired, with arthritis in three spots within my neck. C5-C6, C4-C5, C3-C4. C5 has a lovely bone spur...
Many companies already build better drones than DJI hobby class drones, but they cost much more money.
Even a Spreading Wings or Inspire 2 with all the best options, pale in comparison.
But instead of spending several thousands, your bottom line may equal several tens of thousands.
If that unlimited budget fits your ultimate buying ability, then go for it. But we tend to believe 98% of us here on the forum, couldn't even dream about that kind of spending spree. It's out of most of our leagues. Ha
I would need to win a lottery, just to buy a vehicle appropriate to transport a behemoth drone, even those that fold up...